Table 5-12: S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by involvement in research and position: Selected years, 1975-2001

Table 5-12

S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by involvement in research and position: Selected years, 1975–2001

Involvement in research and position	1975	1985	1995	2001

	Thousands

All academic employment	134.1	190.2	217.5	245.5
Research as primary or secondary activity	90.6	115.2	153.5	172.5
Research as primary activity	30.8	55.9	83.0	93.8

	Percent distribution

All academic employment	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Full-time faculty	86.8	82.5	78.8	76.3
Postdocs	4.6	4.6	7.7	7.1
Other full-and part-time positions	8.6	12.9	13.5	16.6

Research as primary or secondary activity	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Full-time faculty	87.1	82.6	79.3	77.3
Postdocs	6.5	6.8	10.5	9.6
Other full-and part-time positions	6.4	10.6	10.2	13.1

Research as primary activity	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Full-time faculty	69.5	70.7	68.2	67.0
Postdocs	18.5	13.4	18.2	16.6
Other full-and part-time positions	12.3	15.9	13.7	16.4

NOTES: Full-time faculty includes full, associate, and assistant professors plus instructors. Other full- and part-time positions include full-time nonfaculty such as research associates, adjunct positions, lecturers, administrative positions, and part-time positions of all kinds. Percents may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations. See appendix table 5-30.

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